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NJ Transit Bus Driver Attacked, Couple With Toddler Seized By Bayonne PD NJ Transit Bus Driver Attacked, Couple With Toddler Seized By Bayonne PD
NJ Transit Bus Driver Attacked, Couple With Toddler Seized By Bayonne PD A couple with a toddler in tow attacked an NJ Transit driver when he stopped them from boarding his bus with an invalid pass, Bayonne police said. The driver had his cellphone snatched by the couple, who were captured by city police moments later, Capt. Eric R. Amato said. Isaac Jaquez, 28, of Jersey City, and 24-year-old Bayonne resident Elvira L. Salas had boarded the bus with the child in a stroller near the corner of 48th Street and JFK Boulevard, the captain said. “They showed the driver a photo of a bus pass and were denied access since the photo was not acceptable as proof of a tick…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Porch Pirate Snatched $1K In Packages: Bayonne PD Porch Pirate Snatched $1K In Packages: Bayonne PD
Porch Pirate Snatched $1K In Packages: Bayonne PD A 30-year-old Bayonne man was arrested on Friday, Dec. 8 after snatching packages in the city in November, authorities said. Juan Bonaci Leon stole delivered packages worth $1,000 from a man's porch at 11th Street and JFK Boulevard on Sunday, Nov. 19, police said.  He was formally charged with theft following an investigation by the Bayonne Police Detective Bureau, police said. 

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by Sam Barron
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Burglar Who Stole $14K In Tools From Cars Busted In Bayonne: Police Burglar Who Stole $14K In Tools From Cars Busted In Bayonne: Police
Burglar Who Stole $14K In Tools From Cars Busted In Bayonne: Police A 51-year-old Bayonne man was arrested on Thursday, Nov. 30 and charged with committing five burglaries by breaking into vehicles via the side window in the city in October, authorities said. Jayson Ruiz committed his first burglary on Saturday, Oct. 7, breaking a vehicle's side window and removing $5,000 worth of tools while the car was parked at West 56th Street and Avenue C, police said. On Monday, Oct. 9, Ruiz broke a vehicle's side window and removed $1,500 worth of uninstalled audio equipment from a car parked at West 56th Street and JFK Boulevard, police said. On Thursday, Oct. 12, …

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by Sam Barron
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Third Suspect In Bayonne Heroin, Cocaine Ring Arrested: Police Third Suspect In Bayonne Heroin, Cocaine Ring Arrested: Police
Third Suspect In Bayonne Heroin, Cocaine Ring Arrested: Police A third suspect in a Bayonne drug distribution ring was arrested and found with two loaded guns — all thanks to concerned citizens, police said. It all began on June 3, residents near West 21st Street tipped police off to suspicious activity, where they witnessed William J. Kenny,  25, and Jovan V. Taylor,  25, both of Jersey City, perform multiple drug deals, Bayonne Police Capt. Eric Amato said. Then, they got into a car driven by Hakeem D. Lester, 34, of Bayonne, police said. Detectives stopped the car and seized cocaine, heroin, 38 pills of a prescrip…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Bayonne PD: Loaded Handgun, Ecstasy Seized From Staten Island Man In Routine Traffic Stop Bayonne PD: Loaded Handgun, Ecstasy Seized From Staten Island Man In Routine Traffic Stop
Bayonne PD: Loaded Handgun, Ecstasy Seized From Staten Island Man In Routine Traffic Stop A Staten Island man was found with a fully-loaded handgun as well as ecstasy, other drugs and bogus bank cards during a Monday night traffic stop in Bayonne, police said. Steven Polanco, 26, was stopped for a violation near Andrew Street and JFK Boulevard shortly before 10 p.m., Bayonne Police Capt. Eric Amato said. Officers approached Polanco’s Chevy Cobalt and “immediately” identified a strong odor of marijuana, police said. A subsequent search of Polanco’s car turned up a fully-loaded .22 caliber revolver handgun, more than a pound of marijuana, an ecstasy pill, 17 prescription pills as…

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by Valerie Musson
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'Stop Burning Your Food!' Bayonne Neighbor Pepper Sprays Man Who Ripped Door Off Hinge 'Stop Burning Your Food!' Bayonne Neighbor Pepper Sprays Man Who Ripped Door Off Hinge
'Stop Burning Your Food!' Bayonne Neighbor Pepper Sprays Man Who Ripped Door Off Hinge A 41-year-old Bayonne man was pepper sprayed by his neighbor after he ripped his door off the hinges out of rage Saturday evening, authorities said. Barry B. Tate came banging on his downstairs neighbor's apartment door at 26th Street and JFK Boulevard, shouting for the 36-year-old victim to stop burning his food around 7:40 p.m., Bayonne Police Capt. Eric Amato said. Tate went back to his apartment after his neighbor said he wasn't cooking anything, but returned a short while later with the same complaint. That's when Tate ripped the neighbor's door off the hinges, and the neighbor deploy…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Man Indicted In Fatal Shooting Of Bayonne Woman Man Indicted In Fatal Shooting Of Bayonne Woman
Man Indicted In Fatal Shooting Of Bayonne Woman A grand jury has indicted a Jersey City man on murder and other charges in the fatal shooting of a Bayonne woman earlier this year, the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office said.  Anthony Shuler, 28, has also been charged with weapons offenses.  Police were called to 484 JFK Boulevard in Bayonne early on the morning of Sept. 22 on a report of domestic violence. Officers found Diamond Robinson, 26, shot to death.  Shuler was arrested later that day in Bayonne. He is in custody pending trial, the prosecutor's office said.  

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by Paul Milo
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Armed Robbers Break Into Bayonne Home, Hold Victims At Gunpoint: Police Armed Robbers Break Into Bayonne Home, Hold Victims At Gunpoint: Police
Armed Robbers Break Into Bayonne Home, Hold Victims At Gunpoint: Police Bayonne police are looking for three suspects in a home-invasion robbery Tuesday.  The victims, a 26-year-old man and a 25-year-old woman, told police three masked men burst into the home in the 400 block of JFK Boulevard shortly before 5 p.m. One of the men pointed a gun at the victims while a second threatened them with a door brace security pole found within the apartment, they told police.  The victims were ordered to open a safe inside the home and hand over the contents. They were then ordered into a bedroom and made to lie face down on a bed while they were robbed of their …

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by Paul Milo
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Three Charged In Bayonne SUV Theft; Vehicle Found Just Blocks Away Three Charged In Bayonne SUV Theft; Vehicle Found Just Blocks Away
Three Charged In Bayonne SUV Theft; Vehicle Found Just Blocks Away Two Bayonne men were arrested after they were seen emerging from a stolen SUV Thursday morning in Bayonne, and a third person was also charged in connection with the crime, police said.  A woman called police and reported that her 2017 GMC Terrain had been taken from the 700 block of JFK Boulevard sometime between 3 and 7:30 a.m.  A little more than an hour later, the woman received an alert from the vehicle's OnStar system indicating that it was parked nearby, in the 1200 block of JFK Boulevard. Officers canvassing the area found it parked in the rear of 1225 JFK Boulevard and sp…

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by Paul Milo
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Man Stabbed Defending Friend In Bayonne: Police Man Stabbed Defending Friend In Bayonne: Police
Man Stabbed Defending Friend In Bayonne: Police A 37-year-old man suffered non-life-threatening injuries during a dispute with several others in Bayonne Friday night, police said.  The victim was with a friend near 19th Street and JFK Boulevard around 11:30 p.m. when a group of five males began arguing with the friend.  The dispute grew more heated until some in the group pulled knives and tried to attack the victim's friend. When the victim stepped in to protect his friend, he was stabbed in the side, he told police.  The five males fled the area. The victim went to Jersey City Medical Center for treatment.  The in…

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by Paul Milo